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secretary of state john kerry travels to asia. one of the topics discussed -- climate change. in indonesia, kerry described it as one of the most serious problems in the world. >> when i think about the array of global climate -- of global threats, think about this. terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- all challenges that know no borders. the reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them. >> u.s. and chinese leaders agreed to work more closely in combating the environmental issue. the two countries are the biggest producers of emissions of carbon dioxide and gasses. workers in los angeles set a guinness world record for the largest continuous pour of concrete. 21,200 cubic yards of concrete was spread, beating the previous record of 21,000 set by a hotel in las vegas. 208 trucks made more than 2,000 trips, pouring 82 million pounds of concrete to build a foundation for what will be the tallest building west of the mississippi, housing luxury hotel rooms and offices. for "teen kids news," laura in
secretary of state john kerry travels to asia. one of the topics discussed -- climate change. in indonesia, kerry described it as one of the most serious problems in the world. >> when i think about the array of global climate -- of global threats, think about this. terrorism, epidemics, poverty, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- all challenges that know no borders. the reality is that climate change ranks right up there with every single one of them. >> u.s. and...
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your reaction to that warning from secretary kerry first? >> lou, i think that president putin just laughed off whatever secretary kerry y. administration is going to do anything at all if they make a move on ukraine. but having said, i think putin is a very smart guy, he's not going to do athing in the smart te that really damages his world standard. they didell in the olympics. there were no incidents. he'seally the guy for solving the problem in syria. his fries in iran is moving forward with nuclear weapons. everything is on putin's side right now. i don't think he wants to damage that by using force at this time. he's an old kgb operative as you foe, lou, he'll try torecreate whatappened in georgia, back in 2008, russian troops went into two of the provinces of georgia because ethnic russians in there were being threatened by the georgia government. he'll try to pull that off in the ukraine. >> his foreign minister stating the stage precisely with that with his words. i thought, frankly, his use of the expression of e global community,
your reaction to that warning from secretary kerry first? >> lou, i think that president putin just laughed off whatever secretary kerry y. administration is going to do anything at all if they make a move on ukraine. but having said, i think putin is a very smart guy, he's not going to do athing in the smart te that really damages his world standard. they didell in the olympics. there were no incidents. he'seally the guy for solving the problem in syria. his fries in iran is moving...
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late today kerry announced he would travel to ukraine tuesday. russian prime minister medvedev said ukraine's new pro western leaders seized power. their role will end with a new revolution and new blood shed. join us online and on air tomorrow for the "newshour" for the latest on ukraine. also how they determine if a person is mentally fit to be executed. that's it for the "newshour weekend." i'm harris sreenivasan. thanks for watching. >> made possible by louis b. coleman judy and josh westin, joyce b. hale. w walloch family. rosalynn p. walter. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized, individual, and group retirement products. that's why we're you're retirement company. additional support is provide by -- and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. steves: venice's sleek and graceful gondolas are a symbol of the city. from the start, boats were the way to get around among the island communities of the lagoon. to navigate over shifting
late today kerry announced he would travel to ukraine tuesday. russian prime minister medvedev said ukraine's new pro western leaders seized power. their role will end with a new revolution and new blood shed. join us online and on air tomorrow for the "newshour" for the latest on ukraine. also how they determine if a person is mentally fit to be executed. that's it for the "newshour weekend." i'm harris sreenivasan. thanks for watching. >> made possible by louis b....
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we are wishing you a good night >> good evening everybody, as secretary of state john kerry has saved the day in the ukraine without a doubt a hard-working diplomat although not always diplomatic but a successful diplomat. the secretary of state telling russian president putin to order his military to abandon their position to return forces to their own bases in crimea. >> is not appropriate to invade a country at the end of a barrel of a dozen with what you are trying to >> we are dictating what we are trying to achieve and that is not 24th century nation behavior. and i think that it is clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade. >> the secretary of state was garnering all of the headlines from key have, president obama in washington called it what might be procured to impress her. he didn't wait for them to conclude the live remarks from the ukraine before going live himself. the president's remarks more constrained than those of the top diplomats in his syntax is slightly better. >> we have all seen from the perspective of the european uni
we are wishing you a good night >> good evening everybody, as secretary of state john kerry has saved the day in the ukraine without a doubt a hard-working diplomat although not always diplomatic but a successful diplomat. the secretary of state telling russian president putin to order his military to abandon their position to return forces to their own bases in crimea. >> is not appropriate to invade a country at the end of a barrel of a dozen with what you are trying to >>...
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more provocations may follow. >> kerry is going to kiev. >> kerry is going to kiev. don't be surprised if put tin doesn't use it to make air strikes on the airport. there are no red lines to the administration. he draws with a pink crayon. >> here's the concern if it comes to that. ukraine's military has out down 200,000 military soldiers compared to a million russians. russia can swamp ukraine with tanks and aircraft. they hope boebl outrage will convince the russians to back down. >> i think the strong condemnation it has received around the world indicates russia is on the wrong side of history on this. >> he is talking about stiff economic angstsanctions. russia has promised to retaliate if we follow through on sanctions. >> heather and answer lee. >> thank you, doug. >> former defense secretary donald rumsfeld is talking. he blames america's lack of leadership for inability around the globe. >> yesterday it was syria today it is the ukraine tomorrow it coul republican of georgia, skd be central asia, iran, north korea. at this stage the near term options are few
more provocations may follow. >> kerry is going to kiev. >> kerry is going to kiev. don't be surprised if put tin doesn't use it to make air strikes on the airport. there are no red lines to the administration. he draws with a pink crayon. >> here's the concern if it comes to that. ukraine's military has out down 200,000 military soldiers compared to a million russians. russia can swamp ukraine with tanks and aircraft. they hope boebl outrage will convince the russians to back...
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secretary of state john kerry promised that the u.s. will help the struggling eastern european nation in its bid to break free of kremlin influence and align itself with the west. later in meetings with interim government leaders and lawmakers in ukraine's parliament, kerry promised a billion dollar loan guarantee designed to ease the sting of energy costs. officials traveling with kerry had voiced concern that russian president vladimir putin who last week sent tens of thousands of forces may be preparing for a larger invasion of eastern ukraine. putin himself looking relaxed at a state res dnls outside moscow held a rare news conference in which he suggested any such broader invasion would be a last resort but well within russia's right because they have received approval by yanukovych. >> even if i take a decision to use armed force, it would be legitimate, in the norms of international law, and in this case, it would also correspondent to our interest in protecting the people who are closely tied to us historically, culturally, econ
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kerry didn't do that. you kind of get the sense that he doesn't have something to say at this point and they are organizing their thoughts and trying to come to something with a status check. president obama doesn't comment on what's going on in ukraine and doesn't comment on russia at the top of his remarks as he has done before. things are fast moving and he is deferring to secretary kerry at this point. >> i think what the president is trying to do is give the diplomacy room to breathe. one word we heard several times over the last 24 hours, deescalate. he thinks the crisis can be deescalated. the treasury secretary set it up and one thing we should point out, cnn has confirmed that the chancellor did talk with putin about how steps bring something to them. they were talking about the off-ramp. she is acting as an intermediary. >> he didn't say anything today. he is getting criticism from republican who is say that he is weak. we heard republicans say "the washington post" really slammed pop. can he do
kerry didn't do that. you kind of get the sense that he doesn't have something to say at this point and they are organizing their thoughts and trying to come to something with a status check. president obama doesn't comment on what's going on in ukraine and doesn't comment on russia at the top of his remarks as he has done before. things are fast moving and he is deferring to secretary kerry at this point. >> i think what the president is trying to do is give the diplomacy room to...
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they took the chance to talk to his american member, john kerry. they were calling for the international support group. there was a lot of negotiating still to be done, and the americans are still using their biggest weapon, the threat of serious economic and political consequences. >> we will call for russia to speak with the government of ukraine to send troops back to to welcome and international observers and human rights monitors, and we have seen today what happened with the special envoy just how special it is to assure the safety of those monitors and observers. admitted this needs to be created, conditions of threats and ultimatums. it is difficult to have an honest agreement. the ground in ukraine, the tension is still extremely high. pro-russiann city, demonstrators stormed through the government buildings in the city. they had lost control of them a few hours earlier to forces loyal to the new, pro-western government in kiev, but now, the crowd was taking them back again. by the end, the russian flag was flying over the building. here i
they took the chance to talk to his american member, john kerry. they were calling for the international support group. there was a lot of negotiating still to be done, and the americans are still using their biggest weapon, the threat of serious economic and political consequences. >> we will call for russia to speak with the government of ukraine to send troops back to to welcome and international observers and human rights monitors, and we have seen today what happened with the special...
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and he and his spokesman whether it be susan rice, john kerry, whether it be john carr any. imagine that. the press secretary hold acting as if it is hypothetical. some kind of future tense. it's nonsense. it's been going on. he's had full knowledge after nine days of silence. that he would keep the american people and the press corps. informed. just as had had for the past nine days. what the heck could he look for impotent. >> i don't think he has many options, lou map is he supposed to do now? the russian forces are on the waa and some in the area. we don't have 150,000 troops on the border. he does. lou: thank god we don't. [laughter] michael, help us out. the president seems to be completely unaware there's a reality in which putin lives and this sort of a vapor which with president obama is decidely and daily accommodated -- accommodating and comfortable. >> well,, lou, i would suggest we start thinking right now the next piece of the putin puzzle. don't forget it's not the first. there is meddling in syrian. we basically let him take charge of that situation. so still
and he and his spokesman whether it be susan rice, john kerry, whether it be john carr any. imagine that. the press secretary hold acting as if it is hypothetical. some kind of future tense. it's nonsense. it's been going on. he's had full knowledge after nine days of silence. that he would keep the american people and the press corps. informed. just as had had for the past nine days. what the heck could he look for impotent. >> i don't think he has many options, lou map is he supposed to...
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if you see what kerry is doing, you'll agree. i want to bring in our guests here. we're lucky to have two congresspeople, both of you on the foreign affairs committee. you've served in the military, sir, i would think this would be a time when the country would come together, but instead what i'm hearing from republicans are just shocking comments that not only put obama down but lift putin up. i want your response to this here. >> puti inin is playing chess a think we're playing marbles. i don't think it's even close. >> he makes a decision and he executes it quickly, then everybody reacts. that's what you call a leader. >> people are looking at putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil. they look at our president as one who wears mom jeans and equivocates and bloviates. >> i'm shocked. we can have our differences, disagreements. this is a global crisis, we can be on the edge of war and we have republicans building up putin. would you like america to be led by a leader like putin? >> i would have loved to have seen this kind of unity during the wars that
if you see what kerry is doing, you'll agree. i want to bring in our guests here. we're lucky to have two congresspeople, both of you on the foreign affairs committee. you've served in the military, sir, i would think this would be a time when the country would come together, but instead what i'm hearing from republicans are just shocking comments that not only put obama down but lift putin up. i want your response to this here. >> puti inin is playing chess a think we're playing marbles....
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secretary of state john kerry traveling in europe. yesterday he met in paris with his russian counterpart. no progress there on the ukrainian situation. today they are in rome, lavrov and kerry 40 minutes meeting, no progress to announce. the state department releasing a statement saying kerry made clear of russians talking directly to ukrainians. secretary kerry also pressed the importance to lavrov of allowing international monitors i crimea. this is something president obama and secretary kerry have been talking about over and over again. if polonium is so -- vladimir putin is so concerned, then let in these monitors. and visas adding on to earlier sanction, also the president signing an executive order that will allow u.s. government to sanction russian and ukrainian officials responsible for the crisis. jack lew is the secretary of the treasury, he testified before congress today. >> as the president announced this morning, he signed an executive order to authorize sanctions on individuals and entities that threaten the peace, se
secretary of state john kerry traveling in europe. yesterday he met in paris with his russian counterpart. no progress there on the ukrainian situation. today they are in rome, lavrov and kerry 40 minutes meeting, no progress to announce. the state department releasing a statement saying kerry made clear of russians talking directly to ukrainians. secretary kerry also pressed the importance to lavrov of allowing international monitors i crimea. this is something president obama and secretary...
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kerry says i don't know what you're talking about. he said, no, wait, the whole thing you based president obama's foreign policy on. and they just get a pass. nobody is making fun of secretary kerry today. >> no one follows up with a question. >> that question was ridiculous. let me say this in defense of what mitt romney did and sarah palin. we have been so consumed with islamic terrorists that we have not looked at potential -- the big geopolitical picture which is russia and china. so if the obama administration missed it, a lot of people missed it. while we're focusing on these terrorists that i think we're overfocused on, we have left alone some of the bigger players in the world. >> to be fair, i think you're right. i still think terror is number one. but i always thought russia was a second-tier issue. i felt that way because i wanted to believe it. i wanted to believe that the russians were so much in love with the west, but i conflated russia with putin. >> russians have been helpful to the united states when it came to fight
kerry says i don't know what you're talking about. he said, no, wait, the whole thing you based president obama's foreign policy on. and they just get a pass. nobody is making fun of secretary kerry today. >> no one follows up with a question. >> that question was ridiculous. let me say this in defense of what mitt romney did and sarah palin. we have been so consumed with islamic terrorists that we have not looked at potential -- the big geopolitical picture which is russia and...
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can help kerry. others still say, well, kerry doesn't seem to be doing much anyhow so the u.s. might as well start taking those kinds of actions. >> we'll see. sergei lavrov says he has to go back to russia now to confirm the format. you can make that decision on the ground, you can make a phone call back to moscow. it appears they're dragging this out. you know, talking about what russia has accomplished here, steven hadly, former national security advisor for president bush was on the air last night. he made a good point about the strategy. it's not just about military action, it's about russia establishing question marks in various countries. they did the in georgia, they had the two breakaway provinces, they're doing it now here that makes it impossible for a country like ukraine to join the eu or nato. >> so the more ambiguous you make it, the better it is for russia. and that's the problem that they're confronting in the administration. >> the president was pretty blunt right now. he didn't want to take questions from reporters leaving that to his white house press secret
can help kerry. others still say, well, kerry doesn't seem to be doing much anyhow so the u.s. might as well start taking those kinds of actions. >> we'll see. sergei lavrov says he has to go back to russia now to confirm the format. you can make that decision on the ground, you can make a phone call back to moscow. it appears they're dragging this out. you know, talking about what russia has accomplished here, steven hadly, former national security advisor for president bush was on the...
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from the way kerry later described it the main weapon the u.s. is using against the russians is shame. >> russia's violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity as actually united the world in support of the ukrainian people. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation, and we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to deescalation. >> kerry said that all signs have agreed that a dialogue is the best way to move forward. the u.s. wants to get russia to the table to talk with ukraine's interim government which russia doesn't recognize. but that did not happen today. russia maintains that ukraine's ousted president is the country's true leader. before meeting with kerry, lavrov repeated the assertion that vladimir putin made yesterday, that the troops in ukraine's crimean peninsula are not actually russians at all but instead members of local self-defense groups. that came as a surprise to many people with eyes and/or e
from the way kerry later described it the main weapon the u.s. is using against the russians is shame. >> russia's violation of ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity as actually united the world in support of the ukrainian people. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation, and we are committed to working with russia. together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to deescalation. >> kerry said that...
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let's go to elise labott right now, traveling with secretary of state john kerry. he just wrapped up a historic meeting in kiev. i take it you're still on the ground in kiev. is that right, elise? >> reporter: wolf, we're in the motorcade about to go to the -- to where secretary kerry will be attending a meeting, and also meeting with members of the u.k., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was hoping would be part of a diplomatic way forward. but the russian foreign minister declined to attend the meeting, citing scheduling conflicts. even as the u.s. pushes for this diplomatic way forward, it's looking very rough, wolf. >> looking very rough indeed. so he has wrapped up his talks. the u.s., and correct me if i am wrong, it does formally recognize this new interim government in kiev, the government that replaced the ousted president as the legitimate government of ukraine, right? >> reporter: that's right. it doesn't recognize president yanukovych as the president of uk
let's go to elise labott right now, traveling with secretary of state john kerry. he just wrapped up a historic meeting in kiev. i take it you're still on the ground in kiev. is that right, elise? >> reporter: wolf, we're in the motorcade about to go to the -- to where secretary kerry will be attending a meeting, and also meeting with members of the u.k., the foreign secretary, and also the ukrainian -- he invited sergey lavrov, to join them as part of this budapest amendment, what he was...
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people mobbed kerry in the square. kerry said that all the members of the g8 are standing with the u.s. in promising to help this eastern european nation, which now faces major debt issues and saw its southeastern territory invaded by tens of thousands of troops last week, dispatched by russian president vladimir putin. >> i would hope that president putin, who -- if -- you know, if -- who is insisting all evidence, everywhere in the world about troops being in crimea, that they're not there, that he will step back and listen carefully. we would like to see this de-escalated. we are not looking for some major confrontation. >> that followed comments from vladimir putin in which the russian leader said a broader invasion of ukraine would be a last resort, something he sees as being well within russia's rights to undertake, citing the fact that the kremlin sees yanukovych as the leader of ukraine. >> colonel peters is with us. interesting comments, you find yourself being a bigger supporter of hillary than obama. hillary
people mobbed kerry in the square. kerry said that all the members of the g8 are standing with the u.s. in promising to help this eastern european nation, which now faces major debt issues and saw its southeastern territory invaded by tens of thousands of troops last week, dispatched by russian president vladimir putin. >> i would hope that president putin, who -- if -- you know, if -- who is insisting all evidence, everywhere in the world about troops being in crimea, that they're not...
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the short trip to kiev kerry offered in economic and technical on package worth one billion us dollar is too hard. ukraine's new government. united states also plans to send technical advisor if ukraine to get the country's economy back on track. meanwhile in russia and the defence ministry confirmed that it successfully test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile tuesday. although the council's planned before the current crisis in ukraine and the us was notified before hand. after the undercurrent of tensions between russia and the west honey can. i don't use. and for its first case on a fast changing events in ukraine in the er joined in the studio by professor owen mention how the department of ukrainian studies at humboldt university for four and studies the welcome to the program proved to be here well professor let's start with the root of the crisis why is russia so keen on innit tightening its grip over ukraine and it isn't something that putin had been planning for a while why restrict the amount of crap do you know i know we should remember it and carries them russia's
the short trip to kiev kerry offered in economic and technical on package worth one billion us dollar is too hard. ukraine's new government. united states also plans to send technical advisor if ukraine to get the country's economy back on track. meanwhile in russia and the defence ministry confirmed that it successfully test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile tuesday. although the council's planned before the current crisis in ukraine and the us was notified before hand. after the...
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obama already has one, but john kerry might want one. maybe he wants to go forward with this and figure out a way to make it work. >> thank you, jeffrey. great interview. tell him next time that there are other people who would like to interview him. >> charlie, you have pretty good access. i am not worried about you. >> thank you very much. ♪ >> live from pier three in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west." we cover innovation, technology and the future of business. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is visiting silicon valley today. he will be joining us live to talk about israel's booming tech scene and his views on silicon valley. we will also be speaking with the cofounder of andreessen horowitz about the three big trends he is watching in the world of startups. we want to talou
obama already has one, but john kerry might want one. maybe he wants to go forward with this and figure out a way to make it work. >> thank you, jeffrey. great interview. tell him next time that there are other people who would like to interview him. >> charlie, you have pretty good access. i am not worried about you. >> thank you very much. ♪ >> live from pier three in san francisco, welcome to "bloomberg west." we cover innovation, technology and the future...
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and from secretary of state kerry. she has traditionally been more hawkish when it comes to foreign policy. these are certainly hawkish or harsh remarks. and so you see her in line more with someone like john mccain than with the obama administration in these comments. is that on purpose? that's really the question. does this help her ultimately to be sort of aligned more in that way to create some daylight, to distance herself? but i think the general consensus that i'm hearing is, when you do invoke hitler, when you do invoke nazi germany, you're really letting your message kind of out of your control. if it's somewhat nuanced, which her argument is, you're going to lose the nuance, people just sort of hear that connection to nazi germany and hitler. >> and remember, she is the one who pressed that reset button at the beginning of the -- with sergey lavrov, they were going to reset u.s./russian relations and hasn't exactly worked out. >> no, suspect she will face criticism for that, and certainly has her side conside
and from secretary of state kerry. she has traditionally been more hawkish when it comes to foreign policy. these are certainly hawkish or harsh remarks. and so you see her in line more with someone like john mccain than with the obama administration in these comments. is that on purpose? that's really the question. does this help her ultimately to be sort of aligned more in that way to create some daylight, to distance herself? but i think the general consensus that i'm hearing is, when you do...
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secretary of state john kerry called this a stunning act of aggression. michelle kosinski live at the white house, phil black, ian lee is in kiev, the capital of ukraine. we are going to fir start with the white house, with michelle. white house rallying allies to its side, try to is late president putin, try to push him so perhaps he'll reverse his positi position. is there any sense the white house feels they are succeeding? >> we're not getting that sense. we're not hearing from the white house today. it was made very clear what was talked about in these discussions that started yesterday. first president obama spoke to the leaders of canada and france saying we know he's going to speak to the uk and others. we should get a summary or read out of those calls later today after those happen. for what was discussed yesterday, want to reinforce the u.s. statements that a violation of ukraine's sovereignty is unacceptable. to talk about working together, not only organize response in the form of maybe even sanctions together but also to work together and ho
secretary of state john kerry called this a stunning act of aggression. michelle kosinski live at the white house, phil black, ian lee is in kiev, the capital of ukraine. we are going to fir start with the white house, with michelle. white house rallying allies to its side, try to is late president putin, try to push him so perhaps he'll reverse his positi position. is there any sense the white house feels they are succeeding? >> we're not getting that sense. we're not hearing from the...
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secretary of state john kerry now in ukraine meeting with interim government. our own shepardsmith is live in kiev. so shepard, tell us what you're seeing tonight. >> the concern is not that there will be a ground conflict but that one side or the other might make a mistake that would result in shooting one way or the other and this thing could escalate quickly. there are no signs of that yet. right now standing over independent square in kevin ukraine where this uprising began months ago where it turned to flames in the past week. the word tonight it's enshrouded in an incredibly heavy fog. we heard gunfire in the last 10 minutes or so. there have been no reports of violence. i took pictures when we first came to independent square five or six hours ago and wanted to show you it's turned into a memorial site. so many fought and died before russian troops ever arrived. as the state the government was in trying to keep protesters back, they tried to maintain independence square. flowers by the millions. people really with stunned, absent looks on their faces, ma
secretary of state john kerry now in ukraine meeting with interim government. our own shepardsmith is live in kiev. so shepard, tell us what you're seeing tonight. >> the concern is not that there will be a ground conflict but that one side or the other might make a mistake that would result in shooting one way or the other and this thing could escalate quickly. there are no signs of that yet. right now standing over independent square in kevin ukraine where this uprising began months ago...
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i watched secretary kerry on all the talk shows except fox news this morning. and he basically was sort of, you know, wagging his finger saying don't do this, don't do that, you're going to be in trouble, you know, the world isn't going to like you. putin doesn't really care about that. so only actions will have an effect. sadly, the administration is not prepared to help the european economy. so i don't think that's going to happen. but at the end of the day, the only options we have are to increase our own energy independence, put energy in a position where putin doesn't have access to the energy reserves and to the reknew that's he's had in the past. so whether this president does it or the next president does it, somebody has to do it. and i keep going back, shannon, you know, we survived jimmy carter, we're going to survive barack obama, but it will be incumbent on the next president to stop president obama. otherwise, neither will stop president putin. >> always good to see you. thanks so much. >> thank you, shannon. >>> the top democrat in the senate say
i watched secretary kerry on all the talk shows except fox news this morning. and he basically was sort of, you know, wagging his finger saying don't do this, don't do that, you're going to be in trouble, you know, the world isn't going to like you. putin doesn't really care about that. so only actions will have an effect. sadly, the administration is not prepared to help the european economy. so i don't think that's going to happen. but at the end of the day, the only options we have are to...
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kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts.
kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts.
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what has the reaction been there to secretary kerry's remarks? >> certainly a lot of people i talked to today very much appreciate the fact that secretary kerry flew here, came here. in fact, the first place he came was right here to independent square. he parked here and walked back down. this is really, in many ways kind of sacred ground for people here in kiev and in many parts of western ukraine and even the eastern ukraine. there are thousands of flowers here behind me. this is just one of the makeshift shrines. there are dozens of them, if not hundreds of them all throughout the square where the protesters still remain. there's certainly a lot of information for secretary kerry visiting and meeting with the new interim president, the new prime minister and also announcing that the united states is going to be giving $1 billion in loan guarantees to ukraine. there is concern, on the other hand, that the united states and european union has not acted fast enough in trying to isolate vladimir putin economically and has not acted fast enough in
what has the reaction been there to secretary kerry's remarks? >> certainly a lot of people i talked to today very much appreciate the fact that secretary kerry flew here, came here. in fact, the first place he came was right here to independent square. he parked here and walked back down. this is really, in many ways kind of sacred ground for people here in kiev and in many parts of western ukraine and even the eastern ukraine. there are thousands of flowers here behind me. this is just...
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. >>> in a new york court kerry kennedy took the stand. she said she thought she was taking thyroid medication not sleeping pills before she got behind the wheel in 2012. the daughter o of kennedy was in trial. >>> a statute to you of the marilyn monroe will showcase the work of johnson who designed the piece. a farewell party will take place on march 27th in palm springs, and then it heads no new jersey in airplane. april. >> lung cancer kills thousands of americans every year, but we'll take an in-depth look at why it effects african-americans most of all. and another round of rain and snow in the east, people hoping it goes away, while the west is desperate to lift a long drought emergency. >> randall pinkston is here. >> tony, part of the problem is attitude. researchers at boston's institute found that many african-americans don't see how their behavior such as smoking connects to cancer. >> overhere we have the ct scan. >> reporter: 60-year-old barry nelson smoked cigarettes for 60 years. after he quit he was diagnosed with lung canc
. >>> in a new york court kerry kennedy took the stand. she said she thought she was taking thyroid medication not sleeping pills before she got behind the wheel in 2012. the daughter o of kennedy was in trial. >>> a statute to you of the marilyn monroe will showcase the work of johnson who designed the piece. a farewell party will take place on march 27th in palm springs, and then it heads no new jersey in airplane. april. >> lung cancer kills thousands of americans...
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you can hear john kerry talking about it in kiev several years ago. saying what russia is doing is not what we expect of a g-8 country. this is a major nation behavior. there isn't a vast amount of evidence to support the view that vladimir putin actually craves that kind of respectability and will be particularly damaged if he's thrown out of the institutions that the congressman was just referring to. >> it's fascinating you bring that up. john kerry was scolding vladimir putin saying, how come you don't care about these things. you're not behaving like a g8 nation, that's not how you're supposed to behave. putin is saying, we may have to get stronger in a military force way. for now, that's off the table. >> one of the ways in which countries express a desire to win international respectability is by hosting the olympics. vladimir putin has just shredded $51 billion that he spent hosting the winter olympic games. it didn't buy him an ounce of international respectability. and certainly any good will that did exist by the end of the games has largel
you can hear john kerry talking about it in kiev several years ago. saying what russia is doing is not what we expect of a g-8 country. this is a major nation behavior. there isn't a vast amount of evidence to support the view that vladimir putin actually craves that kind of respectability and will be particularly damaged if he's thrown out of the institutions that the congressman was just referring to. >> it's fascinating you bring that up. john kerry was scolding vladimir putin saying,...
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i'm a big fan of kerry's efforts -- >> he doesn't have kind words for obama, but he really praised kerry today. he's carrying this ball up a very steep hill. the chances are slim. that's the safe thing to say. it's probably also the accurate thing to say. but kerry is probably going to get his framework agreement and that means all of the issues then -- >> pretend you're perez, you're going to believe, right? >> he's an optimist. >> just to get to the politics, a lot of people in this country are thinking why is there a problem here? the territories will be roughly figured out. >> everybody knows what it looks like. >> figure out something about east jerusalem somehow -- i said east germany. >> that's been solved. >> but try to figure it out somehow. is there a dream in the hearts of the moderate that some day there -- somehow the demographics will change and at some point it won't be a jewish state? >> that's what a lot of people keep in their minds. president obama's credit, he says the demographics aren't for you. if you want a haven for jewish people after 2,000 years of unhappiness
i'm a big fan of kerry's efforts -- >> he doesn't have kind words for obama, but he really praised kerry today. he's carrying this ball up a very steep hill. the chances are slim. that's the safe thing to say. it's probably also the accurate thing to say. but kerry is probably going to get his framework agreement and that means all of the issues then -- >> pretend you're perez, you're going to believe, right? >> he's an optimist. >> just to get to the politics, a lot of...
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secretary kerry mentioned a billion dollars today. are they moving any closer to reality? >> they are. an official traveling with secretary kerry talked about the fact there could be something coming as early at next week. this week, i talked to aide to senator corken, there's a movement on the hill they impose some sanctions. they're trying to get the administration in on that. the interesting word on sanctions came from german officials today who said despite all the stories about how chancellor merkel is more reluctant on sanctions than some of the europeans, they said the prime minister has a state summit on thursday and, if there is no movement, no change from putin, sanctions will be on the table. so either the administration would like to have the europeans have a concerted front, not one because they're more effective, economic sanctions, are but, two, for the political signal it sends. >> ifill: are the europeans in lock step with the u.s. on these kinds of things? >> no, to the contrary. as we know, europe has much closer trade ties, they are more dependent for e
secretary kerry mentioned a billion dollars today. are they moving any closer to reality? >> they are. an official traveling with secretary kerry talked about the fact there could be something coming as early at next week. this week, i talked to aide to senator corken, there's a movement on the hill they impose some sanctions. they're trying to get the administration in on that. the interesting word on sanctions came from german officials today who said despite all the stories about how...
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do you think that secretary kerry really believes russia has cooperated on iran? and two, do you think he doesn't know what the reset means? >> i think the way i listened to that is he was almost saying the reset died long ago. don't tell me it just died now. we had serious differences with them. i think the administration understands now that putin is not their ally or partner. they realize they can't do certain things without him, can't get progress on iran or other issues. but i think they understand that he is their adversary. not their ally. and you know what, if he's acting like the world is still in the cold war, they have to respond to him along those lines. >> putin also understands there will be no resistance of anything that will be important from the united states, reset was the obama administration cancelling the freeze in relations we imposed after the georgia invasion. and then obama follows it by cancelling the missile defense agreement with the czechs and poles which was an announcement that the settlement of 1989 where we detached the soviet empi
do you think that secretary kerry really believes russia has cooperated on iran? and two, do you think he doesn't know what the reset means? >> i think the way i listened to that is he was almost saying the reset died long ago. don't tell me it just died now. we had serious differences with them. i think the administration understands now that putin is not their ally or partner. they realize they can't do certain things without him, can't get progress on iran or other issues. but i think...
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back to kerry who's speaking english. we'll wrap this up in a minute. >> -- having serious conversations which produced creative and appropriate ideas and possibilities for how we can resolve this. i think that we have a number of ideas on the table. i personally feel as if we have something concrete to take back and talk to president obama about, so that i can get his input and thinking and advice on what he's prepared to do. and i believe that foreign minister lavrov is in exactly the same position with respect to president putin. i don't think any of us have an anticipation that we were coming here, at this moment, in this atmosphere of heightened tension and confrontation, that we were suddenly going to resolve that here this afternoon. but i believe we are doing what is appropriate and what offers the best chance of finding a way forward, that the world would welcome, that is without conflict. as we said, we agreed today, both sides and the ukrainians also, that we are all better served if this can be resolved throug
back to kerry who's speaking english. we'll wrap this up in a minute. >> -- having serious conversations which produced creative and appropriate ideas and possibilities for how we can resolve this. i think that we have a number of ideas on the table. i personally feel as if we have something concrete to take back and talk to president obama about, so that i can get his input and thinking and advice on what he's prepared to do. and i believe that foreign minister lavrov is in exactly the...
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kerry took it as his job and this is actually smart -- kerry made a list, essentially, of what are the things that prevents netanyahu from moving forward and he's working through the list. you know, security in the jordan valley, okay, we'll work on that. the whole issue of recognition as a jewish state. we'll work on this, systematically, to the point we believe it's making the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas very nervous, because john kerry seems to be working overtime to get b.b. on board. i think if there's -- you know, i don't mean to be a middle eastern conspiracymonger, but if there's a hidden message of the interview that the president gave to me last week it was a little balancing out. like he wanted -- he wants the palestinian leader to know, hey, it's not only you who's under pressure, i'm putting heat on the israeli prime minister himself. so you shouldn't feel like all we're doing is trying to make benjamin netanyahu happy here. >> charlie: yeah, some speculation that the kerry deal calls for capital for the palestinian state in a suburb of jerusalem? >> yeah, again, you
kerry took it as his job and this is actually smart -- kerry made a list, essentially, of what are the things that prevents netanyahu from moving forward and he's working through the list. you know, security in the jordan valley, okay, we'll work on that. the whole issue of recognition as a jewish state. we'll work on this, systematically, to the point we believe it's making the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas very nervous, because john kerry seems to be working overtime to get b.b. on board....
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, any secretary that succeeds john kerry is going to be actively involved like kerry. >> what about his involvement has been different? >> he surprised everyone, he surprised the pun did pundits ae leaders in the middle east. the chances of making progress was so dim and slim, that shifting u.s. foreign policy to the far east and everyone has been muttering and mumbling that out of sleep, that he's not going to invest efforts, energy, time and u.s.-american capital, i'm sorry u.s. political capital in the middle east yet he did. and he did it in a very forceful very voa vocal way. his involvement is very interesting, in that it is -- he is trying to bridge gaps that have been, by both sides, admissions, almost unbridgeable. which is why i'm saying if he fails, i mean it's our failure in the end, it's not his. but if his mission fails i doubt that a future secretary is going to invest that much time and energy. >> and is ukraine a distraction? and does it really impact these talks? >> it impacts in terms of attention, of world attention, it impacts in terms of john kerry having to fly to
, any secretary that succeeds john kerry is going to be actively involved like kerry. >> what about his involvement has been different? >> he surprised everyone, he surprised the pun did pundits ae leaders in the middle east. the chances of making progress was so dim and slim, that shifting u.s. foreign policy to the far east and everyone has been muttering and mumbling that out of sleep, that he's not going to invest efforts, energy, time and u.s.-american capital, i'm sorry u.s....
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maybe it's not to the president and john kerry but it is to vladimir putin. he wants to rebuild the russian empire. that's why he pressures the baltic stakes and meddling in mullkova and troops are in georgia and he views ukraine as the crown jewel of that. there's an old loin about russia with ukraine is an empire, without it, it's a country. it's a vital part of his scenario for russia's role in the world, and we have to be vigorous in our response, and i think we can be, but first we got to realize who we're dealing with. >> senator john mccain, thank you very much. good seeing you again. >> thank you. >> signed up for obamacare and now desperately wants out of obamacare. but now he can't get out of obamacare. >> this educator makes more than the president and let's just say taxpayers didn't know about it. now they're furious. >> this is ridiculous. this is nuts. my wife -- i give my wife everything. i do anything i can for my wife. i'm sleeping with her. who are you sleeping with? i ke prilosec otc each morni for my frequent heartburn. zero heartburn. bec
maybe it's not to the president and john kerry but it is to vladimir putin. he wants to rebuild the russian empire. that's why he pressures the baltic stakes and meddling in mullkova and troops are in georgia and he views ukraine as the crown jewel of that. there's an old loin about russia with ukraine is an empire, without it, it's a country. it's a vital part of his scenario for russia's role in the world, and we have to be vigorous in our response, and i think we can be, but first we got to...
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>> guest: kerry greenwood, a farmer in pennsylvania. his story about how fracking has affected his life and the people he knows. it was fascinating to talk to him. >> host: how did you find them in pennsylvania when you live in california? >> guest: we research people in his name kept coming up. he had been so many interviews and youtube videos that he is an expert on the subject. >> host: what do you plan to do next with the videography part of better from the transfix? >> guest: hopefully we can talk to the local city officials and our city and have been regulate the transfix happening two miles away from our house. >> host: what are you planning to do with the $5000 how does your school when? >> guest: with the $5000, we are putting it to attribute the three of us will go on was to graduate from high school. our school is recognizing eyes. they get the money to spend on video cameras. everyone is excited and we can tell people are part of us. >> host: congratulations to you, michaela and sir for your grand prize when of studentcam 20
>> guest: kerry greenwood, a farmer in pennsylvania. his story about how fracking has affected his life and the people he knows. it was fascinating to talk to him. >> host: how did you find them in pennsylvania when you live in california? >> guest: we research people in his name kept coming up. he had been so many interviews and youtube videos that he is an expert on the subject. >> host: what do you plan to do next with the videography part of better from the transfix?...
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we'll have a live report from nbc's bill neely in crimea and mike mcfall, as secretary of state john kerry heads to kiev tonight. >> the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage. russia is going to lose and russian people are going to lose, he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. not going to have a sochi g8 and may not remain in the g-8 if this continues. >> snow more. 17 days until spring as another winter storm slams the east coast after icing over the midwest and south. we'll have the latest as we dig ourselves out right here in d.c. >> the problems will linger on the roads but should we taper off in the early afternoon in terms of the snow, that will give road crews a big head start on what is going to be a deep freeze tonight. near record setting lows here in washington, d.c. >> and the oscar goes to -- between the all-star selfies and pizza break, it belonged on lifetime performances on films that captured the human spirit. >> when i look down at the golden statue, may it remind me and every little child, no matter
we'll have a live report from nbc's bill neely in crimea and mike mcfall, as secretary of state john kerry heads to kiev tonight. >> the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage. russia is going to lose and russian people are going to lose, he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. not going to have a sochi g8 and may not remain in the g-8 if this continues. >> snow more. 17 days until spring as another winter storm...
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we may have answers on tuesday when john kerry visits. timothy fry is with columbia university, and lincoln mitchell is the author of the book "the colour revolutions." let me ask you: are we facing another cold war here? >> i don't think we are facing a cold war. there's a number of complex issues. there's a rush to try to think of short-term solutions that will solve the problem. these are difficult issues that will take a long time to resolve. i don't think we are reaching the level of a cold war. >> what do we do moving forward here? >> a lot of options presented - these are probably necessary and almost certainly not sufficient. one of the truths here is we have fewer options than we would like. it became clear in 2008. it isn't lost on russia and vladimir putin. in 2008 the incursion - the precedent was then, and the west was powerless to stop it. >> let's talk about the russian georgian war. back then the george w. bush administration considered a military response. the u.s. sent humanitarian supplies. he upped his naval presence i
we may have answers on tuesday when john kerry visits. timothy fry is with columbia university, and lincoln mitchell is the author of the book "the colour revolutions." let me ask you: are we facing another cold war here? >> i don't think we are facing a cold war. there's a number of complex issues. there's a rush to try to think of short-term solutions that will solve the problem. these are difficult issues that will take a long time to resolve. i don't think we are reaching...
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we want this process with kerry to work. the prime minister netanyahu has been engaged and think going the extra mile to make this work and our frustration is being so far across and any flexibility. >> that's what's happening. they took down the settlements and went back and what did they get. they didn't get peace. >> hovering over this is the iran deal. there is no doubt. a major split between president obama and prime minister netanyahu and the wisdom of this interim deal easing up on the sanctions a bit in order to freeze in effect the iranian nuclear program. how big of a difference is there between your government and the obama administration. >> we were not particularly enamored with the interim deal. we didn't like it. we thought it was possible to get a better deal with the iranians by keeping up the pressure. the focus now on the final deal and we believe firmly. it's crucial to deny iran the capability of being a nuclear threshold country. >> you believe the president has that same objective. >> if iran reaches t
we want this process with kerry to work. the prime minister netanyahu has been engaged and think going the extra mile to make this work and our frustration is being so far across and any flexibility. >> that's what's happening. they took down the settlements and went back and what did they get. they didn't get peace. >> hovering over this is the iran deal. there is no doubt. a major split between president obama and prime minister netanyahu and the wisdom of this interim deal easing...
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secretary of state john kerry is heading to the region tomorrow. the obama administration says
secretary of state john kerry is heading to the region tomorrow. the obama administration says
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let's just deal with kerry first. secretary of state, he goes to kiev, to ukraine, he says we'll give you a billion dollars in loan guarantees, we'll take care of you guys. you know, and then he says bad things about putin. then he hops on a plane with rosen. rosen and kerry are buddies. and they fly to paris, three hours, and they get off. now kerry's in paris. what is he supposed to do there? >> well, he's doing a lot of talking and james has been doing a lot of talking about that, obsessively keeping us up to date on all this stuff. kerr ji meeting with his allies and counterparts from the uk as well as the new ukrainian foreign minister and the french foreign minister and he's going to meet with russian foreign minister sergi lavrov who has been pretty tough on american secretaries of state over the last few decades. there is virtually nothing expected to get accomplished here. and according to james even the americans don't seem to agree on what's actually happening. remember yesterday when the president said per
let's just deal with kerry first. secretary of state, he goes to kiev, to ukraine, he says we'll give you a billion dollars in loan guarantees, we'll take care of you guys. you know, and then he says bad things about putin. then he hops on a plane with rosen. rosen and kerry are buddies. and they fly to paris, three hours, and they get off. now kerry's in paris. what is he supposed to do there? >> well, he's doing a lot of talking and james has been doing a lot of talking about that,...
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i'm not sure obama can do it. >> woodruff: can kerry do it? no. >> woodruff: what should he be trying to do at the meeting? >> i don't think kerry is going to kiev for the reason he's giving. he says he's going to find out what the so-called government in kiev wants. it's an extremist government with no constitutional or international legi legitimacy. it's not elective. i think he's going to chill out the government. what kerry and obama should do is beg merkel to keep talking to putin because he trusts her for better or worse. >> woodruff: why is any of this important to anyone not in russia or ukraine? >> i told you at the top. i mean, you and i are old enough to have lived through divided europe in berlin and we were lucky, they say, we survived it. now imagine that on the borders of russia. i mean, just imagine what that means -- the possibility of provocation, the possibility of misunderstanding, and let me mention one other thing, you want to talk about russia's ties to ukraine? they are simply more primary. tens of millions of russians
i'm not sure obama can do it. >> woodruff: can kerry do it? no. >> woodruff: what should he be trying to do at the meeting? >> i don't think kerry is going to kiev for the reason he's giving. he says he's going to find out what the so-called government in kiev wants. it's an extremist government with no constitutional or international legi legitimacy. it's not elective. i think he's going to chill out the government. what kerry and obama should do is beg merkel to keep talking...